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Israel Fears Iranian Nuclear Copycat
By Patrick Disney* Israel has long maintained a policy of strategic ambiguity about its nuclear arsenal, neither confirming nor denying its existence. The policy, called amimut in Hebrew, has been expedient given Israel’s regional situation and its relationship with great Western powers. And because it is not a signatory to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), [...]
The Evolution of American Security
AN INTERVIEW WITH AMBASSADOR JOHN D. NEGROPONTE
From Volume 5, Issue 2 – Spring/Summer 2010: Spotlight on Security. Ambassador John D. Negroponte is the Brady-Johnson Distinguished Senior Research Fellow in Grand Strategy and Lecturer in International Affairs at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University. Ambassador Negroponte served as the first Director of National Intelligence from 2005-2007 and the Deputy Secretary of State from 2007-2009. He also served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations between 2001 and 2004 and is a four-time ambassador to Honduras, Mexico, the Philippines, and Iraq.
Blackwater’s Rise and the Draft’s Demise
BY JOSEPH PAUL VASQUEZ, III, PhD From Volume 5, Issue 2 – Spring/Summer 2010: Spotlight on Security. The dangers of private military contractors and possibilities for stemming their growth
Rape is Not Inevitable in War
BY ELISABETH JEAN WOOD, PhD From Volume 5, Issue 2 – Spring/Summer 2010: Spotlight on Security. Analyzing wars where sexual violence is rare to help combat sexual violence in the future
Why U.S. Power Does Not Deter Challenges
BY NUNO P. MONTEIRO, PhD From Volume 5, Issue 2 – Spring/Summer 2010: Spotlight on Security. How U.S. foreign policy could be more effective through more credible assurances for compliance
The Transformed Global Threat Environment
BY JOHN GANNON, PhD From Volume 5, Issue 2 – Spring/Summer 2010: Spotlight on Security. Understanding the myriad of evolving challenges facing the U.S. intelligence community
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